The STRS (shortness of breath, tremulousness, racing heart, and sweating): A brief checklist for acute distress with panic-like autonomic indicators; development and factor structure

Table 1 The 14 original items

Item	Endorsement rate*	Retained in STRS
1 ...fearful or scared	96.3%	Yes (A2)
2 ...you or other injured or killed	100.0%^†	Yes (A1)
3 ...helpless	95.1%	Yes (A2)
4 ...shortness of breath	66.0%	Yes (S)
5 ...dizziness or feeling faint	48.8%
6 ...heart pounding or racing	92.6%	Yes (R)
7 ...trembling, shaking, buckling knees	65.4%	Yes (T)
8 ...sweaty palms or other sweating	63.6%	Yes (S)
9 ...stomach distress or nausea	53.1%
10 ...numbness or tingling	37.6%
11 ...hot flashes or chills	21.0%
12 ...choking or dry mouth	29.4%
13 ...chest pain or discomfort	29.4%
14 ...difficulty controlling bladder or bowels	3.1%

* 1.0 minus the percentage of respondents answering 0 ("Not at all") ^† Inclusion criterion (PTSD criterion A1)

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